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NHL Notebook: John Tavares scores 500th point with Maple Leafs

Originally posted on Flamesnation | By Ryley Delaney | Last updated Oct 19, 2025 2:00 PM ET

On Saturday, John Tavares accomplished something that has been done by three other players.

With a two-goal performance during Hockey Night in Canada, Tavares became just the fourth player in National Hockey League history to s core 500 points for two different franchises. The other three are Hall of Famers: Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier, and Ron Francis.

Tavares was drafted first overall by the New York Islanders in the 2009 draft, spending the first nine seasons of his career with the team. Overall, he finished with 272 goals and 621 points in 669 games, before shockingly signing a seven-year deal with the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2018 off-season.

Over 521 games with his hometown team, Tavares has 225 goals and 500 points, with 17 goals and 31 points in 51 postseason games. This past off-season, Tavares signed a four-year extension to keep him a Leaf until he’s 38 years old.

Kaiden Guhle injury

On Saturday, the Montréal Canadiens announced that Kaiden Guhle will miss four to six weeks with a lower-body injury, a big loss for the Canadiens on their backend.

Le défenseur Kaiden Guhle (bas du corps, 4 à 6 semaines) et les attaquants Kirby Dach (bas du corps, évaluation quotidienne) et Patrik Laine (bas du corps, évaluation quotidienne) ne participeront pas au match de ce soir. L'attaquant Owen Beck a été rappelé du Rocket de Laval…

— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) October 18, 2025

The Edmonton native was selected 16th overall in the 2020 draft after winning two Ed Chynoweth Cups in his Western Hockey League career. Making his NHL debut in 2022-23, the left-shot defenceman went on to score four goals and 18 points in 44 games.

In 2023-24, Guhle scored six goals and 22 points in 70 games, both being career bests. He matched his career-high goal total in 2024-25, also picking up 12 assists for 18 points, but he did so playing only 55 games.

In five games this season, Guhle has a goal and two points in five games. The Canadiens have an improved backend, but losing a top-four is never good.

The Sharks acquired Oskar Olausson from the Wild

On Friday, the second trade of the 2025-26 NHL regular season was made. It saw the Minnesota Wild trade Oskar Olausson to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for Kyle Masters. It’s a small trade, as was the other trade that saw the Lightning trade Pheonix Copley to the Los Angeles Kings for future considerations.

We have acquired forward Oskar Olausson from the San Jose Sharks in exchange for defenseman Kyle Masters

Full details » https://t.co/Tt7kRpDW9I pic.twitter.com/GXdzTbdASI

— Minnesota Wild (@mnwild) October 17, 2025

The two teams essentially exchange minor league players. Drafted 28th overall in the 2021 draft by the Colorado Avalanche, Olausson has played just four NHL games, where he’s been held pointless. Last season with the American Hockey League’s Colorado Eagles, the 22-year-old scored 11 goals and 26 points in 61 games.

Masters was selected in the fourth round of the same draft, but hasn’t played an NHL game in his career. In fact, he’s only played 35 American Hockey League games, where he has a goal and six points. Most of his professional action has been played in the ECHL, where he scored five goals and 13 points in 27 games last season.

This article first appeared on Flamesnation and was syndicated with permission.

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